Meerut, March 18 -- The district administration cracked down on illegal constructions linked to the main accused of the HPCL compressed biogas plant double murder, Ajay Pratap Singh, in Saijani village on Tuesday. The action, led by the Dataganj tehsil administration, saw 11 shops belonging to the accused and his uncle being razed with bulldozers. Officials stated that the demolished structures had previously been served notices by the PWD. With no satisfactory response or legal documentation provided by the accused, the administration proceeded with demolition in accordance with legal provisions. The crackdown comes in the wake of the March 12 killing of two senior officials-deputy general manager Sudhir Kumar Gupta and assistant chief manager Harshit Mishra-at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) plant in Saijani village, under the Musa Jhaag police station limits. Investigations revealed that Ajay Pratap Singh had allegedly used his influence and strong-arm tactics to establish an entire marketplace near a key intersection in the village. The complex included around six shops along with residential space, most of which had been rented out to businesses. Following the issuance of demolition notices on Sunday, shopkeepers vacated the premises overnight. Several affected tenants claimed that they had paid substantial amounts as security deposits (pagdi) and were running their businesses, only to lose both their investment and livelihood. Hirdesh Katheria, SP (rural), stated that the accused had allegedly encroached upon government land and fraudulently availed benefits under the Chief Minister's Housing Scheme in the names of his three brothers....